Policies and strategies for achieving sustainable development of a compact city: Questioning the potential of Prishtina to become a Compact City
Session
Architecture and Spatial Planning
Description
When trying to define urbanization, we cannot just take into account the definition of the changing land areas; but we ought to take into account the influencing factors such as the development of economic, social, cultural, and of course environmental aspects of a city. In this regard, when trying to take this multidimensional and complex aspect into account, we come to think of the compact city requisition, as a form of sustainable growth. The compact city most often concentrate on vertical development and urban density rather than urban sprawl and more land area use, to achieve efficient use of land and beneficial utility of natural resources, easing also mobility and transportation within a city. Surely, within SDG goals, the compact city has many supporters who acknowledge its advantages and advocate its complementary approach to the land and nature, as a way to achieve more sustainability within city development. There are, however, downsides, these vertical dense spaces highly influence the green areas and impairment of mental health due to overcrowding. As in many developing countries, land use in Kosovo has changed drastically in the last decades. Rapid, urban growth has caused both environmental and socio-economic damage, especially in Prishtina.
The paper aims to reflect urban demographic trends, physical expansion, and urban challenges to have a clearer picture of trends of urbanization in Prishtina and challenges facing the city today, by defining so the challenges that need to be addressed for these cities to develop into a compact form. It will also analyse the planning documents of Pristina in order to elaborate the city’s prospect vision in context of compact development. Thus descriptive and deductive methods will be used in this research, while certain data reflecting certain analysis will also take place.
Keywords:
Compact City, Urban Development, Sustainability, Efficiency, Prishtina
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-550-50-5
Location
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
Start Date
29-10-2022 12:00 AM
End Date
30-10-2022 12:00 AM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2022.385
Recommended Citation
Jashari, Rineta and Lleshi, Blendi, "Policies and strategies for achieving sustainable development of a compact city: Questioning the potential of Prishtina to become a Compact City" (2022). UBT International Conference. 394.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2022/all-events/394
Policies and strategies for achieving sustainable development of a compact city: Questioning the potential of Prishtina to become a Compact City
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
When trying to define urbanization, we cannot just take into account the definition of the changing land areas; but we ought to take into account the influencing factors such as the development of economic, social, cultural, and of course environmental aspects of a city. In this regard, when trying to take this multidimensional and complex aspect into account, we come to think of the compact city requisition, as a form of sustainable growth. The compact city most often concentrate on vertical development and urban density rather than urban sprawl and more land area use, to achieve efficient use of land and beneficial utility of natural resources, easing also mobility and transportation within a city. Surely, within SDG goals, the compact city has many supporters who acknowledge its advantages and advocate its complementary approach to the land and nature, as a way to achieve more sustainability within city development. There are, however, downsides, these vertical dense spaces highly influence the green areas and impairment of mental health due to overcrowding. As in many developing countries, land use in Kosovo has changed drastically in the last decades. Rapid, urban growth has caused both environmental and socio-economic damage, especially in Prishtina.
The paper aims to reflect urban demographic trends, physical expansion, and urban challenges to have a clearer picture of trends of urbanization in Prishtina and challenges facing the city today, by defining so the challenges that need to be addressed for these cities to develop into a compact form. It will also analyse the planning documents of Pristina in order to elaborate the city’s prospect vision in context of compact development. Thus descriptive and deductive methods will be used in this research, while certain data reflecting certain analysis will also take place.